page_title: Zurich Airport
section_title: Busiest European routes
hierarchical_section_title: Zurich Airport / Statistics / Busiest European routes
caption_attribution_description: English: Zürich International Airport in Kloten (Switzerland)
context_page_description: Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zürich, Switzerland's largest city, and, with its surface transport links, much of the rest of the country. The airport is located 13 kilometres north of central Zürich, in the municipalities of Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel, and Opfikon, all of which are within the canton of Zürich.
  In 2019, the airport received the World Travel Award in the category "Europe's leading airport" for the 17th time in a row. The Skytrax Award also ranks Zurich Airport among the top 10 airports in the world for millions of travellers each year.
caption: Interior view of the landside area
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